![]() ![]() ![]() Was she the king's concubine or prisoner or both! Rydstrom wouldn't volunteer anything, just commanded that while she was not to be freed, she was to be shown the utmost respect- and that everyone here be apprised of that order. They'd been rife with curiosity about Sabine. Though she'd just awakened, he'd already bathed in nearby hot springs, dressed in new clothes, and met with the head noblemen, who were all too eager to turn over the governing-and the problems-of the camp to him. He was relieved to see that her face and body had healed overnight. charming," she said when Rydstrom brought her changes of clothing the next morning. Her last thought before sleep claimed her once more: If I'm not careful, I could get used to having a demon husÂband. It was almost as if he'd practiced how not to startle her. "You're safe, now." He eased his hand to her face so slowly, touching her cheek with the softest caress she'd ever received. ![]() Had he seen her dream? She didn't remember it. She woke in the night, blinking her eyes to find him watching her, his face so weary. ![]() The heat from his body was so palpable, it seemed to stroke her in the dark. And whenever he did that, she fell into a deep numb sleep. When he wrapped his arms around her, he clasped her as tightly as he would She'd noticed two things when she'd slept with him during the last couple of nights. ![]()
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